Indigenous Information Network produces a bi-annual magazine Nomadic News, as well as occasional special reports. Some of the articles which were published in IIN magazines can be downloaded in pdf format from this page. The full publication can be ordered by mail. Please download and print the IIN price list and order form and send it along with a cheque of the amount due to the address provided on the contact page.


Nomadic News Issue 5 - The Indigenous World (Published in 2003)

Bringing an End to Indigenous Peoples' Invisibility [.pdf]
From Our Origins to the Future: The Johannesburg Declarations [.pdf]
Indigenous Peoples' Agenda on the Constitution [.pdf]
Right to Heritage, Preserving, and Promoting Cultural Diversity [.pdf]
The Kimberly Declaration [.pdf]
 






Nomadic News Issue 6 - Early Childhood Development and Care, Building On (Published in 2003)

Community Schools face a Precarious Future [.pdf]
Empowering families to Better Living Conditions [.pdf]
Mary Labdaki [.pdf]
The Importance of Early Child-care Programs [.pdf]
The Role Fathers Play in Child Development [.pdf
 





Nomadic News Issue 7 - Resources in Indigenous Peoples' Lands (Published in 2004)

A Decade of Rhetoric for Indigenous Peoples [.pdf]
Indigenous Forest Peoples Under Threat [.pdf]
Poverty Sets in as Mining Leads to Frustration in Tanzania [.pdf]
The Pokot Gold Rush [.pdf]
Women's Status in Land Use and Management [.pdf]

 



Nomadic News Issue 8 - Indigenous Women, Biodiversity, and Traditional Knowledge (Published in 2004)

Nairobi Declaration of the 2nd African Indigenous Women’s Conference [.pdf]
Negative Cultural Practices that Affect Our Indigenous Women [.pdf]
Participation of Indigenous Women in Conflict Prevention [.pdf]
Pastoralist Women as Peacemakers [.pdf]
Putting Together a Picture of Asian Indigenous Women [.pdf]

 



Nomadic News Issue 9 - Drought and the Impact on Pastoralist (Published in 2005)

Environmental Issues Facing Pastoralist in Eastern Africa [.pdf]
Indigenous Strategies for Resource Use and Environmental Conservation [.pdf]
Profile: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Hon. Prof. Wangari Maathai [.pdf]
The Future of Traditional Pastoralists: Issues and Concerns [.pdf]
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [.pdf]

 



Nomadic News Issue 10 - Alternative Basic Education For Karamoja (Published in 2005)

A Community Initiative to Education of Pastoralist in Uganda [.pdf]
Early Child Care and Development [.pdf]
Education and the San of South Africa [.pdf]
Flying Over the Technological Divide [.pdf]
Strengths, Challenges and Gaps of Education Delivery [.pdf]

 



Nomadic News Issue 11 - HIV/AIDS and the Vulnerable Groups (Published in 2006)

Aids: Who is to Blame? [.pdf]
Female Genital Multilation in Pokot Community [.pdf]
HIV/AIDS in Samburu and DolDol Kenya [.pdf]
Womens Health in a Sick World [.pdf]
Womens Rights and HIV/AIDS [.pdf]

 



Voices of the Rain Forest - East African Edition (Published in 2006)

Voices of the Rain Forest is an annual newsletter magazine produced by the International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of Tropical Forests (IAITPTF). IAITPTF is a global umbrella organization with member organizations from all areas of the world acting as regional coordinator and secretary. Indigenous Information Network (IIN) coordinates the East African Region. Voice of the Rain Forest is produced quarterly by different regions to ensure full and effective participation of indigenous peoples from every corner of the world and to create awareness of the successful activities undertaken in different regions. These are a few articles from the edition of the newsletter magazine produced by IIN.

Intellectual Property Rights: The Dangers and Benefits of Patenting [.pdf]
Our Indigenous Peoples in Dry Lands [.pdf]
SIMOO: Diversification and Conservation [.pdf]
Water for Life: The Challenges of Forest Conservation in Cherengany Hills [.pdf]

 


Nomadic News Issue 12 – Indigenous Peoples and the Stressed Environment (Published in 2007)

Benefiting from our African Lakes [.pdf]
Columbia Indigenous Peoples Resist Palm Oil [.pdf]
From Dawn to dusk [.pdf]
Refugees and the Environment [.pdf]
Who Does the Biofuel Business Benefit [.pdf]

 


The Environmental News, Indigenous Peoples’ Perspective - Concern on Climate Change (Published in 2007)

Environmental News is a new publication which is the sister magazine to Nomadic News. As environmental issues become more pressing and have an increasingly devastating affect on the lands and lives of indigenous peoples, it is crucial to draw attention to these issues and explore ways of saving our environment. This first edition of Environmental News brings stories from key environmental activists around the world and from indigenous peoples who are forced to adapt to the rapidly changing climate.

Changing the Climate: Why Women’s Perspectives Matter [.pdf]
Marakwet’s Forest Under Threat: Challenges, Solutions and the Importance of Education [.pdf]
The Forest Act No. 7 of 2005 [.pdf]
It’s Multiplying [.pdf]

 

 
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